MMAL 77: Thyme Vs. Manalotto 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akbar Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sweet Child O' Mine. Ray Charles will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Muhammed
vs
Charles

168 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Akbar Muhammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Charles!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles doesn't manage to clinch there - Muhammed circles away.
Muhammed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charles.
Muhammed could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Charles misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Muhammed.
Muhammed tries a head kick but it misses.
Charles lands a head kick. Muhammed smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Akbar Muhammed has been cut.
Muhammed misses with a body shot.
Charles throws a series of strikes that have Muhammed backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Charles!

Charles rushes Muhammed and presses him up against the cage.

Charles breaks the clinch.
Muhammed pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Muhammed closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Charles quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Charles is refusing to be controlled, as Muhammed sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Muhammed connects with a nice short shot to Charles's temple.

Muhammed decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A jab from Muhammed misses.
Charles tries to clinch there but Muhammed circles away.
Charles keeps the fight on the outside.
Muhammed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muhammed tries a head kick but it misses.
Ray Charles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Muhammed drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles wants to get back to his feet.
Muhammed slows the pace down.
Charles wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Charles tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed missing with strikes.

Muhammed has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Charles! Can he survive? No! He's out! Muhammed gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Akbar Muhammed!

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FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Van Kisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Executioner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lars Van Kisse has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Van Kisse
vs
Executioner

172 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
191 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Van Kisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Executioner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Kisse drives through and clinches with Executioner against the cage.

Van Kisse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Executioner fails with the takedown
and Van Kisse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Executioner.
Alex Executioner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Van Kisse.

Executioner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Executioner is trying for a kimura here. Van Kisse looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Executioner wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Executioner!
After winning the bout, Alex Executioner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hairy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes to the cage accompanied by Saigon - Bring Me Down . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kane
vs
Fuller

190 cm
22
201 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

173 cm
28
135 lbs
6 - 14 - 1

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *
RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hairy Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, John Fuller!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fuller throws a leg kick
and Kane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Fuller misses
and Kane counters with a monster head kick that knocks Fuller out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hairy Kane!
Hairy Kane gave a mention to RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ * in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan McMasters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan McMasters has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rocky Roberts's chin.

Roberts
vs
McMasters

183 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
29
195 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan McMasters!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMasters closes the distance but Roberts moves to the side

and Roberts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roberts.
McMasters has a closed guard, preventing Roberts from standing up.
Roberts wants to control from the top but McMasters keeps moving.
Roberts with a flurry of punches that miss.

McMasters pushes Roberts off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
McMasters tries to clinch there but Roberts circles away.

McMasters gets a clinch.
McMasters looking to throw knees to the head but Roberts is blocking nicely.
McMasters lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Rocky Roberts has been cut.
McMasters with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roberts prevents a body shot from McMasters.
McMasters is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McMasters landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
McMasters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMasters is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McMasters with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McMasters misses with a body punch.
McMasters cracks Roberts with a nice body shot.
McMasters landing knees to the head.
McMasters landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McMasters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roberts's defenses.
McMasters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roberts's defenses.

Roberts is rocked!
McMasters lands a big right hand that drops Roberts! The killer instinct kicks in and McMasters finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by McMasters!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan McMasters!
Jonathan McMasters made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I knew if he tried to fight my game he was going to get HURT....HURT'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Mox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lemmy Montesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Mox has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mox
vs
Montesa

225 cm
19
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Mox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lemmy Montesa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Mox. No joy for Montesa on that attempt.

Mox shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mox was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Montesa wants to control but Mox is having none of it.
Montesa is trying to stand but he's just given Mox his back.
Mox connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Montesa to escape the position.
Mox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mox is landing with strikes. Montesa can't take much more of this.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montesa trying to get back to his feet but Mox is in full control for now.
Mox controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Montesa defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Mox. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Mox not allowing Montesa to control his hands.

Mox is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Montesa is in bad spot here.

Montesa is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mox really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Mox is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Montesa has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mox really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Montesa.

Mox working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
I would not like to be Montesa right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Montesa controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Good control from Mox.
Montesa trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Mox tightening his grip on Montesa, looking for the choke.

Mox is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Montesa has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montesa holding both Mox 's hands and preventing any damage.

Montesa preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mox.

Montesa is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Mox gets his way!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mox just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Mox dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Montesa thumps Mox with a low kick.
Montesa doesn't manage to clinch there - Mox circles away.

Mox shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Montesa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mox in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Montesa tries to buck Mox off but Mox is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Montesa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Mox is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Montesa has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mox looking to finish Montesa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Montesa!
Montesa has given up his back here.
Mox controlling from the back.
Mr Mox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Montesa is trying to get back to his feet but Mox has full control of the position and if anything, Montesa has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Mox is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Montesa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mox is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Mox working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mox controlling the positon.
Montesa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Montesa is breathing heavily.

Mox is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montesa is covering up but some of the strikes from Mox are getting through and doing damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Montesa is in bad spot here.

Montesa is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Mox gets his way!

Mox tightening his grip on Montesa, looking for the choke.

Mox is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Montesa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montesa has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Mox dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Montesa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mox.
Mox misses with a takedown attempt - Montesa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Mox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montesa misses with a two punch combination.
Mox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Montesa.
Some wild striking there from Montesa.
Montesa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mox defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montesa feints and then cracks Mox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mox down.
Nice sprawl there from Montesa as Mox shoots in.
Mr Mox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montesa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Montesa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Montesa tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mox counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mox.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Montesa's head.
Mox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Montesa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mr Mox.
Montesa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Montesa.
Mox shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Montesa as he avoids it easily.
Montesa darts in trying to clinch

and Mox counters with a shoot takedown. Montesa fights it but they end up in guard.
Mox sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Montesa wants to stand but Mox is controlling the position.
Mox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mox slips nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Montesa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mox not doing much here.
Montesa pushes Mox off looking to stand but Mox dives back in and keeps control.
Mox works his way into full mount!
Mox scoring with strikes but Montesa is staying in there.
Lemmy Montesa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mr Mox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mox controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Mox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Mox!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolan Tiongson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos comes to the cage accompanied by Psyko - Konnan w/ Mad One. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Marcos
vs
Tiongson

191 cm
26
217 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

183 cm
28
225 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricardo Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolan Tiongson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Marcos.
Marcos throws a leg kick which misses Tiongson's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiongson tries to avoid it.

Marcos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marcos landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tiongsons head.
Tiongson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marcos pushes Tiongson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tiongson looks gassed!
Marcos gets through Tiongson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marcos.
Marcos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tiongson backwards.
Good body shot from Marcos.
Marcos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marcos scores a nice knee to the body.
Tiongson takes a shot to the head.

Tiongson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos lands a big right hand that drops Tiongson! The killer instinct kicks in and Marcos finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Marcos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Marcos!
After the big win, Ricardo Marcos made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ * and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Barbaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barbaro
vs
Case

188 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

170 cm
29
181 lbs
18 - 14 - 1

Good takedowns
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *
1337 ANZAC

Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Barbaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbaro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbaro misses the shot to the body.
Barbaro looks to land a left hand but Case moved out of range nicely.
Case tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Case takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Case is looking to clinch.

Case has managed to clinch.
Barbaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbaro letting Case take a breather here.
Case blocks a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Case's elbow.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Case tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbaro's elbow.
Case is pushing Barbaro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barbaro tries to work over Case's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Case.
Barbaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbaro taking a breather.
Barbaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbaro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Case backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Barbaro.
Case blocks a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbaro is defending well for now.
Barbaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Case or not.
Case blocks a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Case's elbow.
A short right from Barbaro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbaro working aggressively here.
Barbaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barbaro tries to work over Case's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbaro misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Barbaro fails to land.
Barbaro misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro misses with the head strike.
Barbaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbaro.
Case prevents a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Case controls his hands.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as Case controls the action.
Barbaro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barbaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Case.
Barbaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbaro taking a breather.
Case looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case prevents a body shot from Barbaro.
Case will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barbaro up against the cage.
Barbaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Case uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbaro working aggressively here.
Barbaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Case controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Case or not.
Barbaro tries to throw a body punch but Case avoids it by throwing Barbaro back against the cage.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as Case controls the action.
Barbaro misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Barbaro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barbaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbaro misses with a series of wild punches.
Case tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Barbaro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Case in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Case takes a shot to the head.
Barbaro tries to work over Case's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbaro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barbaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barbaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Case prevents a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Case slows down the pace here.
Barbaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Case misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbaro.
Case blocks a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as Case controls the action.
Case letting Barbaro take a breather here.
Barbaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Case's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Barbaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Case.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barbaro misses with some punches.
Barbaro tries to work over Case's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Barbaro.
Barbaro lands a shoulder strike.
Barbaro misses with the head strike.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Case's elbow.
Barbaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Case's elbow.
Barbaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Case controls his hands.
Case looking to stall.
Joe Barbaro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Case backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro stalling against the cage.
Barbaro looking to stall.
Case blocks an uppercut.
Barbaro misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Barbaro.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Case's elbow.
Barbaro tries to work over Case's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Case leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbaro.
A short right from Barbaro on the inside.
Barbaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro tries a body shot but Case blocks it.
Case controlling the action here for a moment.
Barbaro has a couple of punches blocked by Case.
Barbaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbaro misses with a punch to the body.
Barbaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Case controls his hands.
Barbaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbaro being controlled against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbaro tries a body shot but Case blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Barbaro dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Case tries to clinch
enabling Barbaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Case tries to clinch but Barbaro is having none of it.
Barbaro takes a swing at Case's ribcage but misses.
Barbaro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Case tries to clinch
and Barbaro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Case really felt that one!
Barbaro lands a right hook to the body.
Barbaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Case sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barbaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Case.
Case tries to clinch but Barbaro moves out of range.
Justin Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Case tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbaro misses with a low kick.
Case tries to clinch but Barbaro moves away
and Barbaro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Case takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Case closes the distance but Barbaro moves to the side

and Barbaro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barbaro.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Case blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Case's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbaro.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barbaro as Case tries to tie him up.
Barbaro is leaning against Case and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barbaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbaro misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro working aggressively here.
Barbaro misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Case.
Barbaro misses with a body punch.
Case lands an uppercut.
Barbaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Case or not.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as Case controls the action.
Case stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Barbaro - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as Case controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro misses with a punch to the body.
Case prevents a body shot from Barbaro.
Case blocks an uppercut.
Case trying to stall but Barbaro improves his position.
Barbaro misses with the head strike.
Barbaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbaro.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Case tries to stall but Barbaro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Case.
Case leaning against his opponent.
Barbaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Case controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Barbaro.
Case takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Case stalling against the cage.
Barbaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Case uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barbaro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barbaro lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbaro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Barbaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbaro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Barbaro!
Joe Barbaro very nearly forgot to thank 1337 ANZAC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Suffer Thyme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepito Manalotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Thyme
vs
Manalotto

180 cm
30
170 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

185 cm
29
170 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *
1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Suffer Thyme!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pepito Manalotto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thyme scores with a nice body kick.
Thyme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manalotto.
Thyme throws a leg kick
and Manalotto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manalotto moves away from the strike by Thyme.
Thyme is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Suffer Thyme has been cut.
Thyme throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thyme gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Manalotto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thyme is looking to slow Manalotto down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manalotto connects with a body shot.
Thyme lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thyme swings for the body but Manalotto moves out of range.
Thyme misses with an uppercut. Manalotto saw that one coming.
Manalotto ducks under a wild hook from Thyme.
Thyme misses with a low kick as Manalotto jumps back.
Manalotto throws a big shot that misses.
Thyme clobbers Manalotto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Thyme.
Manalotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manalotto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thyme.
Manalotto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manalotto misses with a right hand
and Thyme counters with a nice uppercut.
Thyme looks to land a left hand but Manalotto moved out of range nicely.
Manalotto throws a jab when Thyme was well out of range.
Manalotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thyme.
Thyme connects with a solid leg kick.
Thyme lands a really nice looking cross but Manalotto seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thyme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thyme looks to score with a jab to the body but Manalotto is just out of range.
Thyme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manalotto.
Thyme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suffer Thyme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thyme looks to throw the jab but Manalotto is out of range.
Manalotto cracks Thyme with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thyme lands a leg kick that knocks Manalotto off balance momentarily.
Thyme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Manalotto gets tackled into the cage by Thyme. Thyme maintains the clinch.
Thyme has Manalotto pressed against the cage, preventing Manalotto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thyme.
Manalotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Thyme controls his hands.
Manalotto tries to throw a body punch but Thyme avoids it by throwing Manalotto back against the cage.
Thyme prevents a body shot from Manalotto.
Thyme blocking some punches.
Manalotto misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manalotto is looking to break free of the clinch but Thyme has double underhooks.

Thyme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thyme takes a swing at Manalotto's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Manalotto blocks the leg kick.
Thyme lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suffer Thyme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suffer Thyme's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thyme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manalotto.
Manalotto thumps Thyme with a low kick.
Thyme finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thyme throws the left hand but Manalotto avoids the punch easily.
Thyme lands a jab.
A slow jab from Thyme misses its intended target.
Thyme lands with a cross.
Manalotto slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manalotto lands with an overhand left.
Thyme fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manalotto on the side of the head.
Manalotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Thyme is just out of range.
Thyme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manalotto throws a lazy right hand but Thyme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thyme tried to score with a low kick but Manalotto checks it.
Manalotto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thyme throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manalotto swings widly with a right hand
and Thyme counters with a nice uppercut.
Manalotto scores with a shot to the body.
Manalotto blocks the body kick.
Thyme throws the left hand but Manalotto avoids the punch easily.
Manalotto throws a body punch but Thyme moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thyme.
Thyme throws out a loose jab but Manalotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thyme misses with an uppercut
and Manalotto counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manalotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thyme.
A low kick from Thyme misses
and Manalotto counters with a good low kick that Thyme was not able to check.
Thyme throws out a leg kick but Manalotto moves out of range and Thyme only half commits.
Manalotto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Manalotto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manalotto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manalotto throws a jab but it's blocked by Thyme.
Thyme has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thyme misses with a left hand
and Manalotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thyme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manalotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thyme throws out the jab.
Thyme lands with a straight right. Manalotto didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Thyme misses
letting Manalotto counter with a right hand.
Suffer Thyme is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thyme's corner calls for a 1-2. Thyme obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thyme throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thyme is looking to chop away at Manalotto's legs.
Thyme misses with an uppercut
and Manalotto counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pepito Manalotto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Suffer Thyme's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Thyme misses with an uppercut
and Manalotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Thyme misses with an uppercut
and Manalotto counters with a left and a right that stings Thyme.

Thyme is rocked!
Thyme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manalotto.
Manalotto blocks a leg kick.
Thyme scores with a nice right hand.
Manalotto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Thyme misses
and Manalotto counters with a nice uppercut.

Suffer Thyme's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thyme misses with a hook
and Manalotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thyme lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Thyme misses its intended target.
Thyme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thyme lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Thyme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thyme tries to score with a low kick but Manalotto moves his leg out of the way.
Thyme throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thyme tries to clinch up but Manalotto circles away and keeps his distance.
Thyme attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thyme misses with a left hand
and Thyme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thyme slips a straight right by Manalotto.
Manalotto moves out of range as Thyme strikes.
Thyme's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manalotto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thyme scrambles back to his feet.
Thyme misses with a low kick as Manalotto jumps back.
A jab from Thyme misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thyme throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manalotto.
Manalotto tries to move into range but Thyme moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thyme scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manalotto in his tracks.
Thyme is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thyme throws a looping overhand right but Manalotto ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Thyme tenderised Manalotto's leg. Manalotto is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Manalotto blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manalotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thyme.
Manalotto ducks under a wild hook from Thyme.
Thyme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Thyme misses
and Manalotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thyme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manalotto walks into a stiff left hand from Thyme.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thyme avoids the body shot from Manalotto.
Thyme misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Suffer Thyme did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Suffer Thyme's cut.
That's time! Thyme's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thyme misses with an uppercut.
Thyme looks to land a right hand but Manalotto moved out of range.
Manalotto scores with a jab.
Manalotto checks a low kick from Thyme.
Manalotto lands a lovely overhand right.
Thyme on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manalotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thyme was well out of range. Poor timing from Manalotto.

Manalotto cracks Thyme with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Thyme looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Manalotto finish him?
Oh Thyme is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thyme.
Thyme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manalotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Thyme.
Manalotto throws a pinpoint strike between Thyme's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Thyme crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Manalotto scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pepito Manalotto!
Pepito Manalotto is the new welterweight champion!
After the big win, Pepito Manalotto made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 1337 ANZAC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.